Key holder



April 13 1926.

J. A. RAFFERTY ET AL KEY HOLDER Filed July 12 1924 I anvento'z PatentedApr. 13, 1926.

UNITED JOHN A. RAFIFER'I'Y AND LAWBENCE M. TAYLQ'R, 01.? CAMDEN, JERSEY.

KEY HOLDER.

Application filed July 12, 1924. Serial No; 725,696.

To all whom it may canoe m:

Be it known that we, JOHN A. Rarrnnrv and LAWRENCE M. TAYLOR, citizensof the United States, residing at Camden, in the county of Camden andState of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Key Holder, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to key holders and more particularly to metalnon-opening devices of this character.

The object of the invention is to provide a keyholder in which a socketis equipped with swivel jointed holders which are removable forattaching and disconnecting a key from the socket.

Another object is to provide a device of this character the holdersupporting member of which may be attached to any material desired andin which the individual holders are made removable by pressing them toone side only and exerting a sidewise and outward pull thereon.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be' made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side elevation of akey holder constructed in accordance with this invention shown applied;the keys being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan View thereof;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. dis a transverse section taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3, the dottedline position of the holder proper illustrating the position assumedduring the removal of the holder for the application or removal of akey.

In the embodiment illustrated a socket member 1 is shown preferably ofmetal which may be of any desired length according to the number of keysto be carried, it being preferably two inches more or less. This socketmember is composed of any suitable metal preferably of brass or aluminumbeing formed from a single sheet folded to be hollow T-shaped in crosssection as shown in Fig. i, the head portion 2 thereof being providedwith a phtlrality of longitudinally spaced apertures 3 for a purposepresently to be described. The side flanges a and 5 of the memberlarespaced apart asuflicient distance to receive the material M- betweenthem and these flanges parallel each other and are equipped at theirfree edges with inwardly extending spurs 6, those on one side beingstaggered in relation to those on the other side and which are designedto bite into the material which is used asa support for the holder andbeclam'pingly engaged therewith as is shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 4:-

The ends of this socket member 1 are preferably equipped with upstandingflanges .7

struck out as an integral part of the head 2 and which are turnedinwardly to close the ends of said hollow head as is shown clearly inFigs. 1 and 3.

Depending from the head 2 of the socket member 1 are a plurality ofremovable key retainers 8 any desired number of which may be employedaccording to the number of apertures 3 formed in head 2, five being hereshown.

These retainers 8 are made of sprin wire bent into substantiallyelongated U- haped form and equipped with outwardly extending lateralfingers 9 at their free ends which are designed to be entered throughthe apertures 3 and engaged with head 2 whereby these retainers have aswiveled connection with said head and are adapted to be disengagedtherefrom for the insertion or. re moval of a key.

When a key K is to be placed on or removed from one of these retainers 8pressure is exerted on one side or leg of the retainer and a pullsidewise and outward is exerted thereon, the key fastener or retainerbeing in the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4. This operationwill release the fastener 8 from the socket 1 and the key K may then beeasily slipped on the fastener and the fastener reinserted in theaperture 3 by compressing its legs together sulficiently to permit thefingers 9 to be passed I through the aperture into the head and whensaid fingers are released they will engage the head on its inner face atthe opposite sides of the aperture as is shown clearly in Fig. 1.

A. key holder constructed as herein shown anddescribed may be cheaplymanufactured and may be attached to the lower portion of a mans vest, tohis belt, to a Woma-ns dress or to any other suitable support and theindividual keys may be removed and replaced quickly and easily in themanner above described;

We claim 1. A key hold-er comprising a hollow metal socket substantiallyT-shapcd in cross section, the shank portion being double Walled andadapted to straddle a support received between said walls, a pluralityof apertures in the head of said T-shaped member; and U-shaped springwire key retainers having means at their free ends for detachablysecuring them in said'socket, said means being entered through saidapertures and adapted to swivel therein.

2. A key holder comprising an elongated as our own, we have heretoaflixed our signatures.

JOHN A. RAFFERTY. vLiUVRElIGE M. TAYLOR.

